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Strauss & Co Top 10 Results for 16 March 2015 Auction
18 Mar 2015
Phenomenal results achieved at Strauss & Co’s Cape Town 16 March Auction – over R50 million sold. Here a list of the top ten lots by value with images of the top three.
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#1 Berlinde De Bruyckere; “Schmerzensmann III” R3,410,400
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#2 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff; “Zulu Maiden” R3,183,040
1. Lot 602 Berlinde De Bruyckere; Schmerzensmann III R3,410,400
2. Lot 573 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff; Zulu Maiden R3,183,040
3. Lot 561 Wolf Kibel; Portrait of the Artist’s Son R2,955,680 (This is a world record for a portrait by the artist)
4. Lot 614 Robert Griffiths Hodgins; J’accuse R2,500,960 (This is a new world record for the artist)
5. Lot 563 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef; Wild Pear Trees R2,046,240
6. Lot 557 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef; The Maluti Mountains R1,818,880
7. Lot 578 Alexis Preller; Mapogga Wedding R1,477,840
8. Lot 599 William Joseph Kentridge; Head R1,477,840
9. Lot 617 Robert Griffiths Hodgins; The Porn King R909,440
10. Lot 611 Ed Young; Arch R852,600
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#3 Wolf Kibel; “Portrait of the Artist’s Son” R2,955,680
2015 Press Releases
November
- 3 Nov 2015 A Woman of Substance
- 9 Nov 2015 Gold miner shines in bronze
- 9 Nov 2015 Top Ten, 9 November 2015
- 23 Nov 2015 Stephan Welz speaks on the Jewish contribution to cultural life in South Africa
October
- 5 Oct 2015 Property from the Rodwell House Collection
- 5 Oct 2015 Randlord's furniture appears on market 65 years later
- 13 Oct 2015 R2 600 000 for chest of drawers
- 13 Oct 2015 Top Ten, 12 October 2015
- 15 Oct 2015 Van Wouw Dagga Smoker won with ten cent raffle ticket among highlights at Strauss & Co's Johannesburg Auction on 9 November 2015
- 16 Oct 2015 Strauss Summer Auction headlined by rare and exemplary works by Preller, Stern, Kentridge, Pierneef and Van Wouw
September
- 3 Sep 2015 Strauss & Co launches new improved website
- 4 Sep 2015 Ten Cent raffle ticket wins half a million Rand artwork
- 10 Sep 2015 Rare Portrait of Childhood by Peter Clarke at Strauss Auction
- 15 Sep 2015 Strauss Spring Auction Set to Surprise and Delight
- 25 Sep 2015 Erik Laubscher: Toast of the Town
June
- 2 Jun 2015 A record price for & quot kitchen boy" painting
- 2 Jun 2015 Dolly commands millions
- 2 Jun 2015 Sculpture price soars to dizzy heights
May
- 16 May 2015 Alexander Calder - 'Spiral',
- 16 May 2015 Half a Century of Robert Hodgins at Strauss & Co
- 16 May 2015 Jane Alexander - 'Serviceman'
- 16 May 2015 Kees van Dongen - 'Dolly au collier d'argent'
- 16 May 2015 Walter Battiss - 'Untitled'
- 16 May 2015 William Kentridge - 'Shrouded Figure in a Landscape [Taking in the Landscape]'
- 20 May 2015 Modern and contemporary art steals the show at Strauss & Co's June sale
- 28 May 2015 Hello Dolly! Portrait of artist's daughter expected to fetch R4 million
- 30 May 2015 Athi-Patra Ruga - Dancing Figure
April
March
- 6 Mar 2015 Art with Global Appeal at Strauss Auction
- 6 Mar 2015 Kimberley Diamond Rush Brooch to benefit Save the Children Fund
- 6 Mar 2015 Pierneef Painting that Launched Cultural Movement Headlines Strauss Auction
- 6 Mar 2015 The Arch Flies Again
- 7 Mar 2015 Preller's Mapogga Wedding at Strauss & Co
- 9 Mar 2015 Harvey Collection Celebrates South African History
- 9 Mar 2015 Mapogga Blissful Nuptials at Strauss & Co Auction
- 9 Mar 2015 Top Notch Tretchi Shines at Strauss & Co Auction
- 10 Mar 2015 Artist and Son Reunited
- 10 Mar 2015 Hodgins' Favourite Scheduled for Strauss & Co Auction
- 11 Mar 2015 JH Pierneef - Master of the Medium
- 18 Mar 2015 Strauss & Co Top 10 Results for 16 March 2015 Auction
- 20 Mar 2015 Strauss & Co reaffirms its global supremacy in the South African art market
- 20 Mar 2015 Tutu sculpture sells for over R850 000 at Strauss & Co auction
February
- 3 Feb 2015 Chairman's Report, 2014
January
